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How tax smart are you?

This year you can't afford not to take every deduction available to you -- better bridge the gaps in your tax knowledge.

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1. The new Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner blamed his failure to pay full taxes on careless errors. What’s a better excuse?
  • a. You lost your job.
  • b. You're laid up in the hospital.
  • c. The box containing your tax records fell off the back of the van.
  • d. None of the above

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